Today we are going to take a look at the Biostar Hi-Fi Z77X which is the latest model in their range based on this chipset. We were recently very impressed by the Biostar Hi-Fi A85W motherboard which offered a good balance between style, performance and features, while remaining widely affordable.

It’s clear that Biostar are trying hard to compete with the top motherboard manufacturers as we’ve seen a number of high-end models for them over the past year. We were especially impressed with the Biostar TZ77XE4 that we looked at a few months back when the Ivy Bridge platform launched.

As part of Biostar’s ‘Hi-Fi‘ range, this model features enhanced onboard audio. This will help it compete in the market and may swing those enthusiasts who aren’t planning to use a dedicated sound card with their system.

We will be testing the motherboard with an Intel Core i7-3770K in this review, both at stock speeds and when overclocked.

Specification

Support the Intel 3rd and 2nd generation Core i7 and Core i5 processors in the 1155 package.

Intel Z77 single chip architecture.

Support 4-DIMM DDR3-2600(OC)/2400(OC)/2200(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1800(OC))/1600/1333 up to 32G maximum capacity.